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The Definitive Guide to Tech and CarsSat, 10 Dec 2016 02:09:28 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.74555266Minecraft 1.11 Exploration Update launches with loot and llamashttps://www.slashgear.com/minecraft-1-11-exploration-update-launches-with-loot-and-llamas-14463793/
https://www.slashgear.com/minecraft-1-11-exploration-update-launches-with-loot-and-llamas-14463793/#respondMon, 14 Nov 2016 18:38:59 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=463793After being revealed at MineCon earlier in the year, Minecraft‘s version 1.11 update has entered into full release for the Java version of the game. More commonly known as the Exploration Update, version 1.11 looks to inject some more adventure into the game. It does this by introducing a new NPC villager called the cartographer, who offers maps that lead … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/minecraft-1-11-exploration-update-launches-with-loot-and-llamas-14463793/feed/0463793Google, Oracle to head to court as settlement talks fall throughhttps://www.slashgear.com/google-oracle-to-head-to-court-as-settlement-talks-fall-through-17436673/
https://www.slashgear.com/google-oracle-to-head-to-court-as-settlement-talks-fall-through-17436673/#respondMon, 18 Apr 2016 01:18:32 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=436673Six hours. That’s how long, or, to be more blunt, short settlement talks between tech giants Google and Oracle lasted. Given that duration, the outcome should probably already be evident. The the companies failed to reach a settlement regarding an ongoing copyright infringement lawsuit Oracle filed against Google for the use of its proprietary Java APIs in Android. As the … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/google-oracle-to-head-to-court-as-settlement-talks-fall-through-17436673/feed/0436673Oracle wants $9.3b from Google for using Java in Androidhttps://www.slashgear.com/oracle-wants-9-3b-from-google-for-using-java-in-android-28433759/
https://www.slashgear.com/oracle-wants-9-3b-from-google-for-using-java-in-android-28433759/#commentsTue, 29 Mar 2016 02:30:02 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=433759The squabble between Apple and Samsung over certain design patents may have hogged the spotlight time and again, but there is another lawsuit that is taking just as long and has just as grave a repercussion, at least for the Android world. For nearly six years now, Google and Oracle have been going back and forth over the copyright infringement … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/oracle-wants-9-3b-from-google-for-using-java-in-android-28433759/feed/11433759Oracle is finally killing off the Java browser pluginhttps://www.slashgear.com/oracle-is-finally-killing-off-the-java-browser-plugin-28424666/
https://www.slashgear.com/oracle-is-finally-killing-off-the-java-browser-plugin-28424666/#respondThu, 28 Jan 2016 08:30:04 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=424666The days of bloated, bug ridden, error prone web browser plugins are finally and truly numbered. Just last month, Adobe has practically started Flash’s retirement from the web, pushing instead for a more standards-friendly HTML5. Now Oracle is doing the same, somewhat. Of course, it isn’t dropping the ball on Java entirely but it is announcing the inevitable and probably … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/oracle-is-finally-killing-off-the-java-browser-plugin-28424666/feed/0424666Android N and beyond to ditch Oracle’s Java for open source versionhttps://www.slashgear.com/android-n-and-beyond-to-ditch-oracles-java-for-open-source-version-29420299/
https://www.slashgear.com/android-n-and-beyond-to-ditch-oracles-java-for-open-source-version-29420299/#commentsWed, 30 Dec 2015 03:06:46 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=420299It seems that Google may have found a way to ditch a copyright lawsuit from Oracle surrounding its use of Java API. Either that or it’s part of a secret settlement between the two. Whatever the underlying reason, Google has confirmed that starting Android N, the mobile platform will be removing its dependency on Oracle‘s proprietary Java in favor of … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/android-n-and-beyond-to-ditch-oracles-java-for-open-source-version-29420299/feed/3420299Oracle’s Ask Toolbar gets the malware treatment from Microsofthttps://www.slashgear.com/oracles-ask-toolbar-gets-the-malware-treatment-from-microsoft-12388062/
https://www.slashgear.com/oracles-ask-toolbar-gets-the-malware-treatment-from-microsoft-12388062/#commentsFri, 12 Jun 2015 06:30:29 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=388062Microsoft security tools will now be treating the Ask Toolbar that comes alongside Oracle‘s Java installations as “unwanted software” (a category that also includes malware). For a while now, when Windows users install Java, they have to opt out of getting the Ask Toolbar installed in their browser. Opting out is a small task, but it’s enough to give Java … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/oracles-ask-toolbar-gets-the-malware-treatment-from-microsoft-12388062/feed/1388062Minecraft update reduces security risks on PCshttps://www.slashgear.com/minecraft-update-reduces-security-risks-on-pcs-09372719/
https://www.slashgear.com/minecraft-update-reduces-security-risks-on-pcs-09372719/#commentsMon, 09 Mar 2015 10:10:42 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=372719Minecraft is a very popular video game that lets players build just about anything they can dream up using blocks of all sorts of materials. What players can build in the game is only limited by their imagination and patience placing blocks. One of the drawbacks of Minecraft in the past was a potential to leave PCs with security vulnerabilities. … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/minecraft-update-reduces-security-risks-on-pcs-09372719/feed/3372719Oracle adds Ask Toolbar to Java for Machttps://www.slashgear.com/oracle-adds-ask-toolbar-to-java-for-mac-06372544/
https://www.slashgear.com/oracle-adds-ask-toolbar-to-java-for-mac-06372544/#commentsSat, 07 Mar 2015 00:38:28 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=372544It has long been known that installing Java meant having to keep an eye out for that pesky adware Ask Toolbar, which would be selected by default and, unless you explicitly made it known you didn’t want it, would appear to muck up your browser — assuming you were using Windows. Nothing about that has changed. What has changed is … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/oracle-adds-ask-toolbar-to-java-for-mac-06372544/feed/8372544Facebook reveals Conceal cryptographic API for Androidhttps://www.slashgear.com/facebook-reveals-conceal-cryptographic-api-for-android-29314905/
https://www.slashgear.com/facebook-reveals-conceal-cryptographic-api-for-android-29314905/#respondWed, 29 Jan 2014 07:09:16 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=314905No company or web service is probably as painfully aware of the need to keep data safe and private than the likes of Facebook, who holds a virtual copy of a good portion of their users’ lives in their hands. Facebook is now sharing part of that knowledge by releasing Conceal, a set of Java APIs that will help other … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/facebook-reveals-conceal-cryptographic-api-for-android-29314905/feed/0314905Google acknowledges Android security issue that led to Bitcoin thefthttps://www.slashgear.com/google-acknowledges-android-security-issue-that-led-to-bitcoin-theft-15293901/
https://www.slashgear.com/google-acknowledges-android-security-issue-that-led-to-bitcoin-theft-15293901/#respondThu, 15 Aug 2013 23:29:22 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=293901Earlier this month, it surfaced that Bitcoin wallets based on Android were vulnerable to being robbed, something Bitcoin.org warned users about in a security advisory. In the advisory, the organization stated that the problem originated from a security issue regarding the randomly-generated secure numbers, and it was the fault of Android, meaning a wallet created with any app was vulnerable. … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/google-acknowledges-android-security-issue-that-led-to-bitcoin-theft-15293901/feed/0293901Google Glass developers make Mirror API simple with Cat Factshttps://www.slashgear.com/google-glass-developers-make-mirror-api-simple-with-cat-facts-16282471/
https://www.slashgear.com/google-glass-developers-make-mirror-api-simple-with-cat-facts-16282471/#respondThu, 16 May 2013 21:05:32 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=282471Google’s 2013 developer conference this year didn’t give immediate attention to Glass, at least not at its one and only keynote address – but behind the scenes, development ran deep. Speaking together at a developer chat session centered on “Building Glassware” with what the company calls its Google Mirror API, Jenny Murphy and Alain Vongsouvanh made the case for the … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/google-glass-developers-make-mirror-api-simple-with-cat-facts-16282471/feed/0282471RuneScape 3 drops Java in favor of HTML5https://www.slashgear.com/runescape-3-drops-java-in-favor-of-html5-04280581/
https://www.slashgear.com/runescape-3-drops-java-in-favor-of-html5-04280581/#commentsSat, 04 May 2013 17:43:09 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=280581Jagex, the developers of the infamous web-browser MMORPG RuneScape, has decided that it’s time to put Java away and welcome in HTML5. The game developer knew that in order for the next sequel of RuneScape, RuneScape 3, to be successful, it needed to transition into a new engine. It considered Adobe Flash, but Flash didn’t enough power to run the … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/runescape-3-drops-java-in-favor-of-html5-04280581/feed/6280581Oracle rolls out patch for Java vulnerabilities, Apple responds with updatehttps://www.slashgear.com/oracle-rolls-out-patch-for-java-vulnerabilities-apple-responds-with-update-05272507/
https://www.slashgear.com/oracle-rolls-out-patch-for-java-vulnerabilities-apple-responds-with-update-05272507/#respondTue, 05 Mar 2013 08:01:06 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=272507Another day, another Java security alert. In this case, Oracle has released Security Alert CVE-2013-1493, which highlights two vulnerabilities that are particular to Java in browsers. The patch for these issues was originally slated for release in April as part of Oracle’s Critical Patch Update for Java SE. Because the vulnerabilities are being exploited in the wild, however, the company … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/oracle-rolls-out-patch-for-java-vulnerabilities-apple-responds-with-update-05272507/feed/0272507Java zero-day exploit strikes againhttps://www.slashgear.com/java-zero-day-exploit-strikes-again-01272061/
https://www.slashgear.com/java-zero-day-exploit-strikes-again-01272061/#commentsFri, 01 Mar 2013 18:33:27 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=272061The Java zero-day exploit has been making the rounds lately, hitting both Facebook and Apple just recently. However, it doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. A newly discovered zero-day vulnerability in the most recent versions of Java 6 and Java 7 has been discovered, and it allows attackers to install malicious software on vulnerable PCs, specifically a new … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/java-zero-day-exploit-strikes-again-01272061/feed/2272061Update Java warns Apple after Mac hackhttps://www.slashgear.com/update-java-warns-apple-after-mac-hack-20270190/
https://www.slashgear.com/update-java-warns-apple-after-mac-hack-20270190/#respondWed, 20 Feb 2013 10:53:05 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=270190Apple has pushed out a new Java update to address the malware loophole that saw hackers attempt to extract data from the company, stripping out the Apple-provided browser plugin in the process. The update, which follows Apple’s confirmation that a “small number” of its systems had been compromised by an unknown hacking group, basically removes the Java applet plugin from all … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/update-java-warns-apple-after-mac-hack-20270190/feed/0270190Apple targeted by Java zero-day bug [UPDATE]https://www.slashgear.com/apple-targeted-by-java-zero-day-bug-19270018/
https://www.slashgear.com/apple-targeted-by-java-zero-day-bug-19270018/#commentsTue, 19 Feb 2013 19:17:03 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=270018Last week, Facebook was attacked by a zero-day Java exploit. While the social network said that no personal data was stolen, it’s never too comforting when companies and services get hacked. This week, however, Apple was the target this time around, saying that a “small number” Mac computers have been infected. Apple has confirmed the news to Reuters and say … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/apple-targeted-by-java-zero-day-bug-19270018/feed/1270018Facebook security reveals zero-day Java attackhttps://www.slashgear.com/facebook-security-reveals-zero-day-java-attack-15269551/
https://www.slashgear.com/facebook-security-reveals-zero-day-java-attack-15269551/#commentsFri, 15 Feb 2013 22:52:28 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=269551It’s never good when you have to make an official report to the public about a hacker attack your multi-billion dollar social network has had. That’s what’s happened this week as Facebook’s Chief Security Officer Joe Sullivan lets it be known that several engineers on staff with Facebook had been the subject of a zero-day Java exploit. The good news … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/facebook-security-reveals-zero-day-java-attack-15269551/feed/3269551Oracle releases Java SE’s February 2013 Critical Patch Updatehttps://www.slashgear.com/oracle-releases-java-ses-february-2013-critical-patch-update-01267927/
https://www.slashgear.com/oracle-releases-java-ses-february-2013-critical-patch-update-01267927/#respondSat, 02 Feb 2013 05:28:27 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=267927Oracle has rolled out its February 2013 Critical Patch Update for Java SE, which addresses dozens of security vulnerabilities. The patch was originally slated for release on February 19, but because of an active exploitation problem that was targeting Java in browsers, the company elected to roll it out early. The patch update fixes 50 security issues, 44 of which … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/oracle-releases-java-ses-february-2013-critical-patch-update-01267927/feed/0267927Apple says no to Java 7, blocks browser plug-inhttps://www.slashgear.com/apple-says-no-to-java-7-blocks-browser-plug-in-31267667/
https://www.slashgear.com/apple-says-no-to-java-7-blocks-browser-plug-in-31267667/#commentsThu, 31 Jan 2013 22:13:14 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=267667You’ve likely already heard of the Java security scandal, which was something Oracle looked to fix quickly with an update to the software. Even though Oracle says it has patched the issue, some entities disagree. The latest to add its name to the list of dissenters seems to be Apple, as it has decided to block the Java 7 browser … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/apple-says-no-to-java-7-blocks-browser-plug-in-31267667/feed/10267667SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: January 15, 2013https://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-evening-wrap-up-january-15-2013-15265449/
https://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-evening-wrap-up-january-15-2013-15265449/#respondWed, 16 Jan 2013 00:57:13 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=265449Welcome to Tuesday evening, everyone. The afternoon started off with something of a bang with Facebook’s big event, during which the company revealed the service’s new Graph Search and explained the difference between the new feature and traditional web search. It also announced that it was partnering with Bing for search results in Graph Search, while we used the latest … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-evening-wrap-up-january-15-2013-15265449/feed/0265449Java tipped in Red October – may be Homeland Security’s hang-uphttps://www.slashgear.com/java-tipped-in-red-october-may-be-homeland-securitys-hang-up-15265398/
https://www.slashgear.com/java-tipped-in-red-october-may-be-homeland-securitys-hang-up-15265398/#respondTue, 15 Jan 2013 17:50:25 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=265398Over the past several days, the US Department of Homeland Security has issued warnings against using Java due to newly discovered security weaknesses – today it’s been tipped that the Red October cyberespionage attacks may have had their own Java iterations. The two have not been put together by the Israeli IT security firm Seculert, the group that today suggests … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/java-tipped-in-red-october-may-be-homeland-securitys-hang-up-15265398/feed/0265398Homeland Security still warns against Java use despite fixhttps://www.slashgear.com/homeland-security-still-warns-against-java-use-despite-fix-14265254/
https://www.slashgear.com/homeland-security-still-warns-against-java-use-despite-fix-14265254/#commentsMon, 14 Jan 2013 20:52:54 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=265254Well that didn’t last very long: this morning Oracle released a fix for a Java vulnerability that had the government suggesting users turn off the software. As it turns out, The Department of Homeland Security is still saying that Java poses a risk, despite the fix. The Department said in an updated security note this afternoon that Java 7 Update … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/homeland-security-still-warns-against-java-use-despite-fix-14265254/feed/2265254Java fix released after “do not use” warninghttps://www.slashgear.com/java-fix-released-after-do-not-use-warning-14265099/
https://www.slashgear.com/java-fix-released-after-do-not-use-warning-14265099/#respondMon, 14 Jan 2013 09:09:01 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=265099Oracle has quickly whipped up a fix for its much-maligned Java, after the US Department of Homeland Security recommended web users disable or remove the software to secure their internet use. Java 7 Update 11, released late on Sunday, changes the default security settings so that unsigned Java applets or Web Start applications prompt for permission to run first, as … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/java-fix-released-after-do-not-use-warning-14265099/feed/0265099Turn off Java, they warn… Here’s how you do ithttps://www.slashgear.com/turn-off-java-they-warn-heres-how-you-do-it-12265037/
https://www.slashgear.com/turn-off-java-they-warn-heres-how-you-do-it-12265037/#commentsSat, 12 Jan 2013 19:03:14 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=265037Security advice for web users last week from the US Department of Homeland Security recommended that Java should be disabled, lest a growing number of exploits leave your computer open to hacking. “Java vulnerabilities have been widely targeted by attackers, and new Java vulnerabilities are likely to be discovered” the US-CERT warned, and argued that users should “consider disabling Java in … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/turn-off-java-they-warn-heres-how-you-do-it-12265037/feed/35265037Users advised to disable Java due to security weaknesshttps://www.slashgear.com/users-advised-to-disable-java-due-to-security-weakness-11265030/
https://www.slashgear.com/users-advised-to-disable-java-due-to-security-weakness-11265030/#commentsSat, 12 Jan 2013 04:34:05 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=265030Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security issued a warning regarding Java, advising users to disable it in their web browsers. Following this was a Critical Patch Update Pre-Release Announcement from Oracle, which suggests that users temporarily disable it because of security issues. Says the advisement, Java leaves the computer open to attack. The warning was posted by the Department of … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/users-advised-to-disable-java-due-to-security-weakness-11265030/feed/43265030Apple removes Java from OS X browsers with Mac updatehttps://www.slashgear.com/apple-removes-java-from-os-x-browsers-with-mac-update-18252740/
https://www.slashgear.com/apple-removes-java-from-os-x-browsers-with-mac-update-18252740/#commentsFri, 19 Oct 2012 02:01:21 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=252740On Wednesday, Apple released a Mac update for Lion and Mountain Lion that strips all Mac browsers of the Java plugin, another move in the company’s effort to distance itself from Oracle’s Java software. Once the update is installed, users presented with Java content will see a placeholder that reads “Missing Plug-in.” After which point, users can then download the … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/apple-removes-java-from-os-x-browsers-with-mac-update-18252740/feed/5252740Oracle agrees to $0 and moves to appeal vs Googlehttps://www.slashgear.com/oracle-agrees-to-0-and-moves-to-appeal-vs-google-20235008/
https://www.slashgear.com/oracle-agrees-to-0-and-moves-to-appeal-vs-google-20235008/#respondWed, 20 Jun 2012 22:07:35 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=235008In a case whose roots go much further back than the few weeks and months that the actual in-court session has lasted, Oracle has accepted defeat at the hands of Google with a total of $0 damages. This case had Oracle suing Google for codes used in Android that they said the latter company had used without permission, looking to … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/oracle-agrees-to-0-and-moves-to-appeal-vs-google-20235008/feed/0235008Oracle ordered to pay Google’s legal feeshttps://www.slashgear.com/oracle-ordered-to-pay-googles-legal-fees-07232838/
https://www.slashgear.com/oracle-ordered-to-pay-googles-legal-fees-07232838/#commentsThu, 07 Jun 2012 20:41:13 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=232838In the latest of a series of burns Google is issuing to Oracle amid the ruling that they were not in the wrong in their recent legal spat, the judge presiding over the case has ruled that Oracle is now responsible for all of Google’s legal fees. Thusly they’ll have lost a whole lot more than what they originally felt … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/oracle-ordered-to-pay-googles-legal-fees-07232838/feed/11232838Pro-Google jury doubted Oracle all along says foremanhttps://www.slashgear.com/pro-google-jury-doubted-oracle-all-along-says-foreman-24229737/
https://www.slashgear.com/pro-google-jury-doubted-oracle-all-along-says-foreman-24229737/#commentsThu, 24 May 2012 10:44:05 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=229737Oracle faced a stronger than expected challenge convincing the jury in the Android case that Google had willfully infringed Java patents, post-trial comments have revealed, with most leaning heavily toward the search company throughout the case. Despite earlier speculation that the 12-strong jury was looking negatively on Google’s arguments, jury foreman Greg Thompson told Ars Technica that in fact it was a 9-3 split in … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/pro-google-jury-doubted-oracle-all-along-says-foreman-24229737/feed/8229737Java judge scolds Oracle for Google fair-use ruling desperationhttps://www.slashgear.com/java-judge-scolds-oracle-for-google-fair-use-ruling-desperation-10227667/
https://www.slashgear.com/java-judge-scolds-oracle-for-google-fair-use-ruling-desperation-10227667/#commentsThu, 10 May 2012 17:59:47 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=227667Oracle has been spanked by the judge in the Android Java case for flip-flopping on its demands for a jury verdict, telling the firm he won’t rule on whether Google overstepped “fair use” in its code. The ongoing lawsuit was thrown into confusion earlier this week, when the jury decided it could not settle on whether Google’s use of certain … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/java-judge-scolds-oracle-for-google-fair-use-ruling-desperation-10227667/feed/3227667Oracle targets Dalvik VM as Google case continueshttps://www.slashgear.com/oracle-targets-dalvik-vm-as-google-case-continues-08226903/
https://www.slashgear.com/oracle-targets-dalvik-vm-as-google-case-continues-08226903/#commentsTue, 08 May 2012 21:58:39 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=226903Though the first portion of the Oracle vs Google case ended on something of a hollow victory for Oracle, the networking giant intends to plow on with its patent claims in the second section. Oracle’s attorneys contend that the Dalvik virtual machine used to speed up Android’s processes infringes on two of the patents that it inherited from Sun Microsystems … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/oracle-targets-dalvik-vm-as-google-case-continues-08226903/feed/2226903Oracle vs Google suit could set dangerous API openness precedenthttps://www.slashgear.com/oracle-vs-google-suit-could-set-dangerous-api-openness-precedent-08226788/
https://www.slashgear.com/oracle-vs-google-suit-could-set-dangerous-api-openness-precedent-08226788/#commentsTue, 08 May 2012 16:08:29 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=226788The Google vs Oracle trial could have serious and long-lasting implications for app developers and manufacturers, experts have warned, with decisions around fair-use of APIs potentially casting coders into the morass of copyright hell. “Treating APIs as copyrightable would have a profound negative impact on interoperability, and, therefore, innovation” Julie Samuels, staff attorney at the Electronics Frontier Foundation, said of the decision. … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/oracle-vs-google-suit-could-set-dangerous-api-openness-precedent-08226788/feed/6226788Google vs Oracle: Jury torn but case plows onhttps://www.slashgear.com/google-vs-oracle-jury-torn-but-case-plows-on-08226721/
https://www.slashgear.com/google-vs-oracle-jury-torn-but-case-plows-on-08226721/#commentsTue, 08 May 2012 11:03:12 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=226721Google and Oracle may be unable to decide who is the victor after the latest jury decision in the Android Java trial, but even with no clear decision on fair use the case moves on now to whether Oracle’s Sun patents have been infringed. Presiding Judge Alsup accepted no delay in the momentum of the suit, shifting attention to the … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/google-vs-oracle-jury-torn-but-case-plows-on-08226721/feed/6226721Oracle vs Google: jury deadlocked over copyright fair usehttps://www.slashgear.com/oracle-vs-google-jury-deadlocked-over-copyright-fair-use-07226521/
https://www.slashgear.com/oracle-vs-google-jury-deadlocked-over-copyright-fair-use-07226521/#commentsMon, 07 May 2012 19:00:46 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=226521Deliberations in the first portion of Oracle vs Google have gone on for the better part of a week, with little movement in the case. The jury reached a verdict late Monday afternoon, declaring that Google’s use of Java APIs in the Android platform constituted copyright infringement. However, the jury was deadlocked over whether or not the use of these … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/oracle-vs-google-jury-deadlocked-over-copyright-fair-use-07226521/feed/6226521Oracle vs Google verdict to drop Mondayhttps://www.slashgear.com/oracle-vs-google-verdict-to-drop-monday-04226309/
https://www.slashgear.com/oracle-vs-google-verdict-to-drop-monday-04226309/#commentsFri, 04 May 2012 20:14:08 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=226309As it stands today, the jury has delivered note to the judge in the case of Oracle vs Google which says that all but one count has had a unanimous decision made on it. The case at hand has been going on for a little over a week here in the spring of 2012 and has been ramping up for … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/oracle-vs-google-verdict-to-drop-monday-04226309/feed/6226309Jury closing in on verdict in Oracle vs Googlehttps://www.slashgear.com/jury-closing-in-on-verdict-in-oracle-vs-google-03226106/
https://www.slashgear.com/jury-closing-in-on-verdict-in-oracle-vs-google-03226106/#commentsThu, 03 May 2012 22:08:11 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=226106In what’s easily the highest-profile patent case so far this year, the jury is narrowing down its information while it prepares for a verdict. Three days into deliberations, the jury for Oracle vs Google is asking for more specific information of who uses the Java software, the patents of which are the central crux of Oracle’s case. While it’s dangerous … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/jury-closing-in-on-verdict-in-oracle-vs-google-03226106/feed/5226106Xamarin XobotOS ports Android to C# and .NET frameworkhttps://www.slashgear.com/xamarin-xobotos-ports-android-to-c-and-net-framework-02225604/
https://www.slashgear.com/xamarin-xobotos-ports-android-to-c-and-net-framework-02225604/#commentsWed, 02 May 2012 09:52:45 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=225604If you are a fan of Android, I’m sure you’re familiar with the legal wrangling going on between Google and Oracle. A company called Xamarin has announced that it has ported the Java-based Android operating system over to C# and the .NET framework. The new operating system resulting from the port is being called XobotOS. The resulting operating system could … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/xamarin-xobotos-ports-android-to-c-and-net-framework-02225604/feed/4225604Oracle vs Google Wrap-up: All Possibilitieshttps://www.slashgear.com/oracle-vs-google-wrap-up-all-possibilities-01225482/
https://www.slashgear.com/oracle-vs-google-wrap-up-all-possibilities-01225482/#commentsTue, 01 May 2012 16:33:49 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=225482The are several different things that could happen as the jury deliberates in the most massive case in code in recent history: Oracle vs Google with Android‘s life in the balance and the freedom of all developers hanging in the balance. Or so some would have you believe. In reality there are more than just terrifying outcomes here in the … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/oracle-vs-google-wrap-up-all-possibilities-01225482/feed/2225482Oracle’s final rebuttal against Googlehttps://www.slashgear.com/oracles-final-rebuttal-against-google-30225325/
https://www.slashgear.com/oracles-final-rebuttal-against-google-30225325/#commentsMon, 30 Apr 2012 21:48:40 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=225325This afternoon we’ve seen another set of updates coming from the Oracle vs Google case as the former continues to assert that the latter did indeed infringe on JAVA patents they’ve held for some time, with closing arguments being the final bits of info we’ll get today. We’ve had a look at what Google has delivered to the jury as … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/oracles-final-rebuttal-against-google-30225325/feed/4225325Google closes against Oraclehttps://www.slashgear.com/google-closes-against-oracle-30225311/
https://www.slashgear.com/google-closes-against-oracle-30225311/#respondMon, 30 Apr 2012 20:14:34 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=225311Today is the day that it appears the Google vs Oracle case will close for the first time with Closing Arguments from both parties. I say for the first time because there’s always a way for a court case to be re-opened after its final verdict – always. In this case, we’re hearing from Google on how they were using … Continue reading]]>https://www.slashgear.com/google-closes-against-oracle-30225311/feed/0225311